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We are a global charity dedicated to removing the barriers to education that steal children’s choices one by one until they have none. We are driven by a common belief: access to education means a lifetime full of choices and is the most powerful tool children can use to change the world. We won’t stop until every child can grow up to live the life they choose.
Children Believe creates a future of hope for children, families, and communities by helping them develop the skills and resources to overcome poverty and injustice. For 60 years, we have followed the example of Christ by serving the poor regardless of their faith, cultural, and ethnic background.
We have been helping children for over 60 years. Drag the timeline to see more.
Dr. Verent Mills leaves a promising engineering career in Canada to become a missionary (and eventual hero) in China.
During the Second Sino-Japanese war, Mills rescues 142 orphans under fire, fleeing on foot 480 km to a China's Children Fund-supported orphanage.
Mills joins China's Children Fund, as a regional director in Shanghai, scouting underfunded orphanages. Meanwhile, Dr. J. Calvitt Clarke, founder and missionary, pioneers a sponsorship concept connecting donors and children.
Mills and Clarke help create Christian Children's Fund of Canada since Canadians rallied around Clarke's call for sponsors.
As Children Believe, our name helps children of all faiths understand we believe in them — and their dreams, too.
Integrity and transparency are essential to how we've been working for 60 years
We monitor and measure what we do to help ensure the greatest change possible
We share how the future is looking brighter for children and their families
Integrity and transparency are essential to how we’ve been working for 60 years.
OUR ACCOUNTABILITY
We measure what we do to ensure the greatest change possible.
OUR PROJECTS
We share how the future is looking brighter for children and their families.
OUR BLOG
July 2025
This Nelson Mandela Day, discover what freedom means through the eyes of a child—and why education is the most powerful tool to unlock it.
June 2025
Celebrate Canada Day with Children Believe as we honour our Canadian roots, generous supporters, and a legacy of compassion creating change worldwide.
A haunting firsthand account from a gold mining site in Burkina Faso — and how your support is helping children escape child labour and return to school.